Leo McKern: movies and TV shows
Leo McKern has 97 credits in the archive: 68 films and 29 TV series, from 1950 to 1999. Highest rated: The Beatles Anthology (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1950 – 1999 · busiest year: 1964 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Molokai: The Story of Father Damien | Bishop Maigret | Film | 6.2 | 79 |
| 1999 | Federation | Henry Parkes | Film | — | 79 |
| 1996 | Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs | Alexander Petrov | Film | — | 76 |
| 1995 | The Beatles Anthology | Clang (archive footage) | TV | 8.3 | 75 |
| 1995 | Dad and Dave: On Our Selection | Dad Rudd | Film | 6.7 | 75 |
| 1994 | The World of Hammer | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.8 | 74 |
| 1994 | Good King Wenceslas | Duke Phillio | Film | 4.4 | 74 |
| 1993 | A Foreign Field | Cyril | Film | 7.0 | 73 |
| 1992 | The Last Romantics | Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch | Film | — | 72 |
| 1989 | Screen One | Cyril | TV | 7.2 | 69 |
| 1988 | The Master Builder | Halvard Solness | Film | — | 68 |
| 1987 | Travelling North | Frank | Film | 5.8 | 67 |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch | TV | 7.1 | 65 |
| 1985 | Ladyhawke | Father Imperius | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1985 | Monsignor Quixote | Sancho Zancas | Film | 8.8 | 65 |
| 1985 | Murder with Mirrors | Insp. Curry | Film | 6.5 | 65 |
| 1984 | The Chain | Thomas | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 1983 | Reilly: Ace of Spies | Zaharov | TV | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1983 | King Lear | Gloucester | Film | 6.7 | 63 |
| 1982 | The Boxwallah | Edwin Coote | Film | — | 62 |
| 1981 | The French Lieutenant's Woman | Dr. Grogan | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1981 | Country | Sir Frederick Carlion | Film | 7.5 | 61 |
| 1980 | The Blue Lagoon | Paddy Button | Film | 6.1 | 60 |
| 1980 | Rumpole's Return | Horace Rumpole | Film | 5.8 | 60 |
| 1979 | The House on Garibaldi Street | David Ben-Gurion | Film | 6.3 | 59 |
| 1978 | Damien - Omen II | Carl Bugenhagen (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 58 |
| 1978 | The Nativity | King Herod | Film | 7.5 | 58 |
| 1978 | The Last Tasmanian | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1977 | Candleshoe | Harry Bundage | Film | 6.9 | 57 |
| 1976 | The Omen | Carl Bugenhagen (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 56 |
| 1976 | Our Mutual Friend | Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1975 | Space: 1999 | Companion | TV | 7.1 | 55 |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Horace Rumpole | TV | 7.1 | 55 |
| 1975 | Shades of Greene | Henry | TV | 8.5 | 55 |
| 1975 | The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother | Moriarty | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1975 | The Christmas Messenger | (voice) | Film | 9.0 | 55 |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Horace Rumpole | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1974 | Churchill's People | King Penda | TV | 5.0 | 54 |
| 1974 | The Sun Is God | JMW Turner | Film | — | 54 |
| 1973 | Massacre in Rome | Gen. Kurt Maelzer | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1973 | An Afternoon at the Festival | Leo | Film | — | 53 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Sancho Zancas | TV | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Horace Rumpole | TV | 6.6 | 50 |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Sir Frederic Carlion | TV | 6.6 | 50 |
| 1970 | Ryan's Daughter | Thomas Ryan | Film | 7.1 | 50 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Leo | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1968 | The Shoes of the Fisherman | Cardinal Leone | Film | 6.8 | 48 |
| 1968 | Nobody Runs Forever | Mr Flannery, Premier of New South Wales (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1968 | Assignment K | Smith | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1968 | Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher | Captain Grimes | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1968 | On the Eve of Publication | Robert Kelvin | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse | Edwin Coote | TV | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1967 | The Prisoner | Former Number Two | TV | 7.7 | 47 |
| 1967 | Mafia No! | Narrator | Film | — | 47 |
| 1966 | A Man for All Seasons | Thomas Cromwell | Film | 7.3 | 46 |
| 1966 | Alice in Wonderland | Duchess | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1966 | The Death of Socrates | Socrates | Film | — | 46 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Azdak | TV | 5.3 | 45 |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Mark | TV | 4.2 | 45 |
| 1965 | Tea Party | Film | 7.0 | 45 | |
| 1965 | Help! | Clang | Film | 6.9 | 45 |
| 1965 | The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders | Gauner Squint | Film | 5.7 | 45 |
| 1965 | The Drinking Party | Socrates | Film | — | 45 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Robert Kelvin | TV | 5.2 | 44 |
| 1964 | Children of the Damned | (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 44 |
| 1964 | King and Country | Capt. O'Sullivan | Film | 7.2 | 44 |
| 1964 | Hot Enough for June | Simoneva | Film | 5.7 | 44 |
| 1964 | The Horse Without a Head | Roublot | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1964 | The Life of Galileo | Galileo | Film | — | 44 |
| 1964 | A Jolly Bad Fellow | Professor Kerris Bowles-Ottery | Film | 5.0 | 44 |
| 1963 | Festival | Galileo | TV | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1963 | Doctor in Distress | Mr. Harry "Luther" Heilbronn (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1962 | The Inspector | Brandt | Film | 7.1 | 42 |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 | Billy Driscoll | TV | — | 41 |
| 1961 | The Day the Earth Caught Fire | Bill Maguire | Film | 6.8 | 41 |
| 1961 | Danger! Men Working | Jerry McMahon | Film | — | 41 |
| 1961 | Mr. Topaze | Muche | Film | 5.9 | 41 |
| 1960 | Scent of Mystery | Tommy Kennedy | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1960 | Jazz Boat | Supr. Baker | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1959 | Web of Evidence | McEvoy | Film | 4.7 | 39 |
| 1959 | The Mouse That Roared | Benter | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1959 | Yesterday's Enemy | Max | Film | 7.2 | 39 |
| 1959 | The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film | Film | 5.6 | 39 | |
| 1958 | A Tale of Two Cities | Old Bailey | Film | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1958 | Chain of Events | Film | 6.3 | 38 | |
| 1957 | Time Without Pity | Robert Stanford | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Charles Warren | TV | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Sam Arlen | TV | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | TV | 6.0 | 36 | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Jerry McMahon | TV | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1956 | X: The Unknown | Inspector McGill | Film | 6.1 | 36 |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Sir Roger de Lisle | TV | 6.4 | 35 |
| 1955 | All for Mary | Gaston Nikopopoulos | Film | 6.7 | 35 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Roublot | TV | 7.9 | 34 |
| 1951 | Murder in the Cathedral | Third Knight | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Kostylyov, Owner of the Dosshouse | TV | 3.5 | 30 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Zdarov | TV | 3.5 | 30 |